> Another trick is to add some weight. Build (or have built) a box and=20 > carry a load of sand in it just in front of the rear seat. When my '81 was my daily driver (for 20 years) I put 4 (that is FOUR) concrete splash blocks on top of the engine compartment. (Those gizmos to put under your gutter downspouts.) Then I still had to use a lot of finesse to get around. And chains sometimes. I used M+S tires, studded tires and finally Michelin Agilis. The Agilis were probably the worst--or least good. Anyway, after a '61, a '67 and a '76, the Vanagon was a BIG disappointment in the snow. So I bought a Syncro. ;-) Then I bought a Jeep Cherokee to go skiing.... No finesse, I just go! Yeah, a 2wd Vanagon sucks in snow. And we've only talked about "going"--wait until we talk about steering! And stopping! Well, stopping isn't such a problem, since you can hardly go.... Richard A Jones Boulder, Colorado |
Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of
Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection
will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!
Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com
The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.
Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.